Eau d'Eden (1996)
by Cacharel

To give an idea where this review comes from. I use Diptyque's "Olene" in rainy weather as it's perfect for those rainy blues-days.
Eden is xcellentt perfume on a chilly, bit of sun, bit of rain and lots of clouds over London giving out steely white-blueish light. Spring starting. Eden contains a durable warmth and a promise of those warm summers that's stayed in mind. There is something among the middle-notes in "Eden" which smells baked (butterly :-) I can't believe it's not!) All sorts of flowers whizzing around first minutes before they get the act together. Drydown of it is a slow fading departure which is a reminder for me to freshen up and do something else. E.g. sod the spring-sentimentality and turn on the efficency of e.g. Jacomo's "Paradox."

10th March, 2011.

Floral aquatic, airy and fresh based on a notable amount of fruits and flowers among which the ethereal rose. The base is woody and musky after a sweet, bit ozonic starting. It's a bit kind of toilette foam one. Nice summer scent for teens. Good longevity.

1st March, 2011. (Last Edited: 16th March, 2011.)

The green faded quickly, leaving flat lily-of-the-valley and peach. It would be a nice smell for laundry or cleaning products used in a chain hotel.

I received this as a gift from my then-fiance, chosen by his mother and sister. Too bad I didn't recognise that it fully conveyed what they were looking for in a wife for him: nondescript, no stamina, unobtrusive, submissive.

10th June, 2006.

I'll never consider buying this fragrance. It's the cheaper version of Estee Lauder's Pleasures. This one has no personality and no staying power. It doesn't leave an impression.

10th October, 2005.